3:45

Development of an Advanced Practice Nursing Role In Bariatrics
Presenter: Mr. Jeff Kilbreath

Jeff Kilbreath, RN
Jeff is the Advanced Practice Nurse and Clinical Manager of the Bariatric Centre of Excellence at The Ottawa Hospital. Jeff completed his nursing training at the University of Western Ontario and has worked in a variety of roles since, including working in primary care in a community health centre, team leading in the Level 3 NICU at the Ottawa Hospital and as a the paediatric organ and tissue donation coordinator in Eastern Ontario for the Trillium Gift of Life Network. Currently Jeff is a graduate student at the School of Nursing at the University of Ottawa which included completion of the Ontario Training Centre’s Diploma in Health Services and Policy Research, and extracurricular coursework under the auspices of the CHSRF/CIHR Chair in Advanced Practice Nursing at McMaster University. His research interests include Advanced Practice Nursing, Health informatics, and knowledge translation in health care.

4:05

Voices from the Hinterland Part 1: Rural dwelling weight loss patients’ perspectives of accessibility and care.
Presenter: Dr. Geoffrey S. Navara, PhD

Dr. Geoffrey S. Navara, PhD

Geoff Navara graduated from the University of Guelph with a PhD in Family Relations and Human Development in 2006. He then became an Assistant Professor I the Department of Psychology at Trent University. Research interests include human development, parent-child relationships, obesity research and the psychosocial impacts of cross-cultural relocation.

4:25

Voices from the hinterland Part 2: Local challenges of bariatric surgery management
Presenter: Dr. Fergal O'Hagan, PhD

Learning Objectives
At the end of this presentation, participants should be able to:

1. Describe challenges identified by local primary health teams in bariatric management.
2. Discuss potential research on and improvements to local systems of care

In this qualitative study, we explored the challenges of bariatric care for health care providers remote from the Centres of Excellence. Participants (physicians, dieticians, mental health professionals) discussed the importance of integrated, local support for patients through the surgical process, postoperative period and longer term. Specific challenges were identified in referral processes, dealing with post-surgical complications and adherence to eating plans and shifting long-standing eating patterns in the patient's usual environment. Technical support from Centres of Excellence was valued; however, distributed expertise to support long-term weight loss would be useful in day-to-day care.

Fergal O’Hagan, Ph.D.
Dr. Fergal O'Hagan completed a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education (Saskatchewan), Master's of Science in Adapted Human Biodynamics (McMaster) and a Ph.D. in Exercise Science (Toronto). Dr. O'Hagan’s experience includes progressive positions in public and private sector health care as a Clinical Kinesiologist, program manager and private practice operator. Presently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Trent University, Dr. O’Hagan teaches health psychology, behaviour modification and advanced statistics and research design. His research program focuses on self-regulation and adaptation in the face of chronic disease as it relates to health behaviour and work participation. 

4:45

Tracking Bariatric Surgery Patients: Leveraging Existing Resources to Improve Patient Flow
Mr. Jeff Kilbreath

Jeff Kilbreath, RN
Jeff is the Advanced Practice Nurse and Clinical Manager of the Bariatric Centre of Excellence at The Ottawa Hospital. Jeff completed his nursing training at the University of Western Ontario and has worked in a variety of roles since, including working in primary care in a community health centre, team leading in the Level 3 NICU at the Ottawa Hospital and as a the paediatric organ and tissue donation coordinator in Eastern Ontario for the Trillium Gift of Life Network. Currently Jeff is a graduate student at the School of Nursing at the University of Ottawa which included completion of the Ontario Training Centre’s Diploma in Health Services and Policy Research, and extracurricular coursework under the auspices of the CHSRF/CIHR Chair in Advanced Practice Nursing at McMaster University. His research interests include Advanced Practice Nursing, Health informatics, and knowledge translation in health care.

Mary Dunn
Educator, BScN, CMSN(C)

Nurse Educator - General Surgery/GI Medicine/Bariatric Program
Department of Nursing Practice and Education
St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton

Mary Dunn graduated from McMaster University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing. She has worked at St. Joseph’s Healthcare in a number of positions including Staff Nurse, Nurse Manager, Project Manager Nursing Workload and Nurse Educator. She completed her Canadian Nurses Association certification in Medical-Surgery Nursing in 2012.

Mary is currently a Nurse Educator in the General Surgical Program and Bariatric Program. She has been involved in the inception of the Bariatric program since 2006 and has played a key role in the ongoing development of the program.

Ms. Tammy Eborall
Registered Nurse, Certified Diabetes Educator

Tammy Eborall graduated from Brock University in 1986 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. She then completed her diploma of Nursing from Mohawk College in 1989. Tammy worked as a surgical nurse on a general surgery unit for 16 years.  She then completed her certification as a diabetes educator in 2006.

Tammy presently works at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton.   She is involved with diabetes management and education in the internal medicine in-patient population and the bariatric clinic, where she has been a team member since it first began as a pilot study in 2007.